Cast and roles

• Marie-Sophie L. - Marie Lenormand
• Francis Huster
  Francis Huster
  Francis Huster is a French stage, film and television actor, film director and scriptwriter.-Biography:Francis Huster was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He studied acting at the Conservatoire of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, at the Cours Florent and at the Conservatoire national , where he had...
  
   - Francis Barrucq
• Fabrice Luchini
  Fabrice Luchini
  Fabrice Luchini is a French stage and film actor.-Biography:Fabrice Luchini was born in Île-de-France, Paris, into an Italian immigrant family, who were fruit and vegetable vendors. He grew up around the neighbourhood of Goutte d'Or in Paris's 18th arrondissement...
  
   - Fabrice Lenormand
• Alessandra Martines
  Alessandra Martines
  Alessandra Martines is an Italian-French dancer and actress.-Biography:She is best known for her portrayal of Princess Fantaghirò in the Fantaghirò series and her interpretations under the direction of her ex husband, the French director Claude Lelouch, in several movies Alessandra Martines (born...
  
   - Allessandra Barrucq
• Vincent Lindon
  Vincent Lindon
  Vincent Lindon is a French actor who has been active for more than 25 years.Lindon was a lover of Princess Caroline of Monaco from 1990 to 1995. He is currently separated from his wife, the French actress Sandrine Kiberlain.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
  
   - Lino
• Gérard Darmon
  Gérard Darmon
  Gérard Darmon is a French movie actor and singer.Second husband to Mathilda May.He has three children: Virginie and the last two by Mathilda May, daughter Sarah and son Jules...
  
   - Henri Poncet
• Jacques Gamblin
  Jacques Gamblin
  Jacques Gamblin is a French actor.He was born in Granville, Manche. He studied at the Centre dramatique de Caen before he tried to film in Paris.-Filmography:*Périgord Noir...
  
   - Jacques Grandin
• Évelyne Bouix
  Evelyne Bouix
  Évelyne Bouix is a French film actress and stage actress. She has appeared in 61 films from 1970.She was made Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite in 1999.-Selected filmography:* Les Misérables...
  
   - Marilyne Grandin
• Charles Gérard
  Charles Gérard
  Charles Gérard is a French actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1957. In many fims he worked with director Claude Lelouch.-Selected filmography:- External links :...
  
   - Policeman
• Céline Caussimon - Esmeralda
• Maria Ducceschi - Girl at the ball
• Agnès Pelletier - Girl at the ball
• Mimi Young - Girl at the ball
• Christian Charmetant - Banker
• Jacques Bonnot - Truck driver

Awards and nominations

• César Awards (France)
  • Won: Best Actor – Supporting Role (Fabrice Luchini)

• Montréal Film Festival
  Montreal World Film Festival
  The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...
  
  (Canada)
  • Won: Best Director (Claude Lelouch; tied with Juanma Bajo Ulloa
    Juanma Bajo Ulloa
    Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa is a Spanish Basque film director.- Biography :Juanma Bajo Ulloa was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain in 1967. He mortgage his house to obtain the money to produce his first film in 35mm, Alas de Mariposa...
    
     for La madre muerta)